There’s no doubt that Jacqueline Bisset is a screen icon, but do we really need yet another meta commentary on the pitfalls of Hollywood with a lauded star as its only anchor? Bisset stars in “Loren and Rose,” written and directed by Russell Brown, and hitting select theaters after an extended tour of regional American film festivals. The drama follows aging starlet Rose (Bisset) who is looking to revive her career and takes multiple meetings with up-and-coming filmmaker Loren (Kelly Blatz) as he is casting his big break feature.
Within a few minutes of extreme exposition, Loren narrates that Rose’s most iconic role was playing a white nun who falls in love with a Black priest. Yet, Rose is best known to the public for playing the lead in pulpy sci-fi franchise “Mega Gators Mom.” Rose’s celebrity status, no matter which film of hers you love best,...
Within a few minutes of extreme exposition, Loren narrates that Rose’s most iconic role was playing a white nun who falls in love with a Black priest. Yet, Rose is best known to the public for playing the lead in pulpy sci-fi franchise “Mega Gators Mom.” Rose’s celebrity status, no matter which film of hers you love best,...
- 6/21/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Marvel Avengers Assemble; Silent House; Breathing; El Bulli
It says something about the parlous state of modern blockbusters that any comic-book franchise flick made with a modicum of heart, soul and (most importantly) wit is immediately hailed as a game-changing event. Aficionados have long known that writer-director Joss Whedon is one of the good guys – a genre film-maker who understands both his source material and the fan culture that surrounds it – but the money-spinning success of the awkwardly titled (in the UK anyway) Marvel Avengers Assemble (2012, Disney, 12) has now cemented him as a Hollywood big hitter.
This in itself is a reason to be cheerful, for while Michael Bay makes cynical millions treating his viewers with contempt, it's great to celebrate the success of a franchise film-maker who actually appears to like and respect his audience. Thus what could have been a join-the-dots mash-up of Marvel's biggest-hitting superheroes becomes a...
It says something about the parlous state of modern blockbusters that any comic-book franchise flick made with a modicum of heart, soul and (most importantly) wit is immediately hailed as a game-changing event. Aficionados have long known that writer-director Joss Whedon is one of the good guys – a genre film-maker who understands both his source material and the fan culture that surrounds it – but the money-spinning success of the awkwardly titled (in the UK anyway) Marvel Avengers Assemble (2012, Disney, 12) has now cemented him as a Hollywood big hitter.
This in itself is a reason to be cheerful, for while Michael Bay makes cynical millions treating his viewers with contempt, it's great to celebrate the success of a franchise film-maker who actually appears to like and respect his audience. Thus what could have been a join-the-dots mash-up of Marvel's biggest-hitting superheroes becomes a...
- 9/15/2012
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
Animal Kingdom; You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger; Ironclad; Battle: Los Angeles; Love's Kitchen
I struggle to remember a more oppressive portrayal of crime as a "family business" than that offered by the Australian thriller Animal Kingdom (2010, Optimum, 15). James Frecheville stars as Joshua "J" Cody, a misplaced youth who finds himself in the care of a tight-knit brood of sociopathic outlaws for whom the bank robbery business offers dwindling returns. Under constant surveillance from the police, and scornful of the allure of drug dealing and day trading, the Cody clan seem suicidally set on one last hurrah in which "J" must play a small but significant part. Will his pack loyalties outweigh his hard-learned survival instincts? Or will offers of a witness protection programme from paternal Sergeant Leckie (Guy Pearce) cause him to betray his violent brood?
Directed with sweaty intimacy by David Michôd, this gruellingly overwrought drama has...
I struggle to remember a more oppressive portrayal of crime as a "family business" than that offered by the Australian thriller Animal Kingdom (2010, Optimum, 15). James Frecheville stars as Joshua "J" Cody, a misplaced youth who finds himself in the care of a tight-knit brood of sociopathic outlaws for whom the bank robbery business offers dwindling returns. Under constant surveillance from the police, and scornful of the allure of drug dealing and day trading, the Cody clan seem suicidally set on one last hurrah in which "J" must play a small but significant part. Will his pack loyalties outweigh his hard-learned survival instincts? Or will offers of a witness protection programme from paternal Sergeant Leckie (Guy Pearce) cause him to betray his violent brood?
Directed with sweaty intimacy by David Michôd, this gruellingly overwrought drama has...
- 7/9/2011
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
It's champagne corks for Kristen Wiig for hooking the date movie crowd, while Brit romcom Love's Kitchen sank like a soufflé
The winner
Predicting an opening number for Bridesmaids at UK cinemas was always going to be tricky. On the plus side, the film enjoyed good buzz, thanks to critical praise, awareness of Us success and positive word circulating from an aggressive programme of advance free screenings. On the minus, lead actresses Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph are both significantly less famous here than Stateside, where they served long stints on Saturday Night Live.
Considering fast-improving weather over the weekend, with grosses dropping heavily for all films on scorching-hot Sunday, Universal will be pretty delighted with Bridesmaids' debut figure of £3.44m, including paid previews of £1.03m. That's not quite Wiig's personal best, since Paul opened in February with £5.52m, including £2.31m in previews, but she was hardly a significant selling point on that occasion.
The winner
Predicting an opening number for Bridesmaids at UK cinemas was always going to be tricky. On the plus side, the film enjoyed good buzz, thanks to critical praise, awareness of Us success and positive word circulating from an aggressive programme of advance free screenings. On the minus, lead actresses Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph are both significantly less famous here than Stateside, where they served long stints on Saturday Night Live.
Considering fast-improving weather over the weekend, with grosses dropping heavily for all films on scorching-hot Sunday, Universal will be pretty delighted with Bridesmaids' debut figure of £3.44m, including paid previews of £1.03m. That's not quite Wiig's personal best, since Paul opened in February with £5.52m, including £2.31m in previews, but she was hardly a significant selling point on that occasion.
- 6/30/2011
- by Charles Gant
- The Guardian - Film News
Ramsey's cinema nightmare is not exactly a cash cow.
Love's Kitchen, one of the most critically panned films of recent years, has stunned even its reviewers with its spectacular demise. Taking just £121 over its opening weekend, a figure which suggests total viewing figures of around 18, it now looks likely to go straight to DVD.
The film, which has featured at festivals in Portugal and the Us, stars Dougray Scott as a struggling chef who discovers fresh inspiration in Claire Forlani's visiting Us food critic. It features a cameo by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, playing...
Love's Kitchen, one of the most critically panned films of recent years, has stunned even its reviewers with its spectacular demise. Taking just £121 over its opening weekend, a figure which suggests total viewing figures of around 18, it now looks likely to go straight to DVD.
The film, which has featured at festivals in Portugal and the Us, stars Dougray Scott as a struggling chef who discovers fresh inspiration in Claire Forlani's visiting Us food critic. It features a cameo by celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, playing...
- 6/29/2011
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
A romantic comedy which features a cameo appearance from TV chef Gordon Ramsay has taken just £121 from its opening weekend. Love's Kitchen has been mauled by the critics on its release and currently has a score of 8% on Rotten Tomatoes and 4.6/10 on IMDb. The film, which stars Dougray Scott as an an up-and-coming London chef alongside ex-EastEnders star Michelle Ryan, had a site average of only £24 across each of its five screens, The Guardian reports. By contrast, the weekend's (more)...
- 6/29/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
So bad it's hilarious, I still wouldn't recommend watching Love's Kitchen, a dreadful British romance about a mournful chef (Dougray Scott) who, inspired by a wooden spoon of a cameo by his old mate Gordon Ramsay, rediscovers his love of cooking, takes over a country pub and seduces the local squire's daughter with his trifle. Worth a detour to avoid.
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- 6/25/2011
- by Jason Solomons
- The Guardian - Film News
Bridesmaids (15)
(Paul Feig, 2011, Us) Kristen Wiig, Rose Byrne, Maya Rudolph, Jon Hamm, 125 mins.
Having recovered from the shocking revelation that women can be funny, rude, and entertaining in the absence of men, we can at last put the debates and Hangover comparisons this movie has prompted behind us now and just enjoy a satisfying prenuptial comedy. Led by Wiig's anxious maid of honour, it certainly matches male equivalents in the grossness stakes at times, but it also finds deeper, smarter ways to make us laugh.
Incendies (15)
(Denis Villeneuve, 2010, Can/Fra) Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette. 131 mins.
A mother's death sets her two children on an investigation into their personal and political history in this powerful mystery, set in an unnamed Middle Eastern country.
Countdown To Zero (Nc)
(Lucy Walker, 2010, Us) 89 mins.
Not got enough things to worry about? That's because you forgot about the threat of nuclear annihilation that still hangs over us.
(Paul Feig, 2011, Us) Kristen Wiig, Rose Byrne, Maya Rudolph, Jon Hamm, 125 mins.
Having recovered from the shocking revelation that women can be funny, rude, and entertaining in the absence of men, we can at last put the debates and Hangover comparisons this movie has prompted behind us now and just enjoy a satisfying prenuptial comedy. Led by Wiig's anxious maid of honour, it certainly matches male equivalents in the grossness stakes at times, but it also finds deeper, smarter ways to make us laugh.
Incendies (15)
(Denis Villeneuve, 2010, Can/Fra) Lubna Azabal, Mélissa Désormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette. 131 mins.
A mother's death sets her two children on an investigation into their personal and political history in this powerful mystery, set in an unnamed Middle Eastern country.
Countdown To Zero (Nc)
(Lucy Walker, 2010, Us) 89 mins.
Not got enough things to worry about? That's because you forgot about the threat of nuclear annihilation that still hangs over us.
- 6/24/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Life In A Day (12A)
(Kevin Macdonald, 2011, Us)
Compiled from amateur submissions of what people all over the world did on 24 July 2010, this documentary sets itself an almighty challenge. It's fashioned into some sort of narrative order, with recurring themes and music, and moments of emotion and illumination, which saves it from becoming a random global channel-surf. But you could say the subjective "direction" and homogenising technical treatment are at odds with the democratic intentions.
The Beaver (12A)
(Jodie Foster, 2011, Us) Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Anton Yelchin. 91 mins
Having crucified Jesus, Gibson now nails himself to the cross in a bizarre talk-to-the-hand family drama that feels more like the actor's own public therapy session.
Green Lantern (12A)
(Martin Campbell, 2011, Us) Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard. 114 mins
Like banks, summer superhero movies are now too big to fail. But will Reynolds's charm, a virtual costume and some interplanetary effects be...
(Kevin Macdonald, 2011, Us)
Compiled from amateur submissions of what people all over the world did on 24 July 2010, this documentary sets itself an almighty challenge. It's fashioned into some sort of narrative order, with recurring themes and music, and moments of emotion and illumination, which saves it from becoming a random global channel-surf. But you could say the subjective "direction" and homogenising technical treatment are at odds with the democratic intentions.
The Beaver (12A)
(Jodie Foster, 2011, Us) Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Anton Yelchin. 91 mins
Having crucified Jesus, Gibson now nails himself to the cross in a bizarre talk-to-the-hand family drama that feels more like the actor's own public therapy session.
Green Lantern (12A)
(Martin Campbell, 2011, Us) Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard. 114 mins
Like banks, summer superhero movies are now too big to fail. But will Reynolds's charm, a virtual costume and some interplanetary effects be...
- 6/17/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Does China have the chops to take on the panda?
The big story
The Us and China are going to war. And Kung Fu Panda struck the first blow. Not content with whispers about cyber attacks, squabbles over currency values and set-tos at environmental summits, the two global powers are widening their conflict to the more violent field of animated film.
China, after decades of using panda gifts as tools of diplomacy, appears to have been caught out by the approach of one of the sex-shy shoot-munchers travelling in the opposite direction. Hollywood's Kung Fu Panda hit the box office hard in China three years ago and now its sequel has arrived with another onslaught on its mind.
Beijing is about to strike back in the form of Legend of a Rabbit, featuring a belligerent bunny with, coincidentally, a ruthless panda for a foe. But that is unlikely to be...
The big story
The Us and China are going to war. And Kung Fu Panda struck the first blow. Not content with whispers about cyber attacks, squabbles over currency values and set-tos at environmental summits, the two global powers are widening their conflict to the more violent field of animated film.
China, after decades of using panda gifts as tools of diplomacy, appears to have been caught out by the approach of one of the sex-shy shoot-munchers travelling in the opposite direction. Hollywood's Kung Fu Panda hit the box office hard in China three years ago and now its sequel has arrived with another onslaught on its mind.
Beijing is about to strike back in the form of Legend of a Rabbit, featuring a belligerent bunny with, coincidentally, a ruthless panda for a foe. But that is unlikely to be...
- 6/2/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
This trailer takes one sweary TV chef, a Hertfordshire gastropub and a restaurant critic wowed by trifle. A recipe for a turkey?
It's rare to find a film about a professional kitchen that isn't abjectly hopeless. Big Night quickly descended into an offensive battle of accents. No Reservations destroyed Catherine Zeta-Jones's reputation by making her simper "If only there was a cookbook for life" out loud. With the obvious exception of Ratatouille, they're all terrible.
So where does that leave plucky new British contender Love's Kitchen? It's a romantic comedy drama about a chef, but can it really be as woeful as its counterparts?
Fortunately, the Love's Kitchen trailer gives away the entire plot of the film, so we're in the perfect position to find out:
1) This is Dougray Scott from Mission: Impossible II. Here Dougray plays a world-famous chef. You can tell this because he's putting a trifle...
It's rare to find a film about a professional kitchen that isn't abjectly hopeless. Big Night quickly descended into an offensive battle of accents. No Reservations destroyed Catherine Zeta-Jones's reputation by making her simper "If only there was a cookbook for life" out loud. With the obvious exception of Ratatouille, they're all terrible.
So where does that leave plucky new British contender Love's Kitchen? It's a romantic comedy drama about a chef, but can it really be as woeful as its counterparts?
Fortunately, the Love's Kitchen trailer gives away the entire plot of the film, so we're in the perfect position to find out:
1) This is Dougray Scott from Mission: Impossible II. Here Dougray plays a world-famous chef. You can tell this because he's putting a trifle...
- 6/1/2011
- by Stuart Heritage
- The Guardian - Film News
On June 7, Screen Media will release the DVD of the British romantic comedy Love’s Kitchen starring real-life spouses Claire Forlani (The Diplomat) and Dougray Scott (Mission: Impossible II) and celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay (TV’s Hell’s Kitchen).
Dougray Scott and Claire Forlani get cooking in Love's Kitchen.
Originally titled No Ordinary Trifle, the film revolves around renowned chef Rob Haley (Scott), who struggles to rebuild his life and career following the tragic death of his wife in a car accident. Part of his plan is his purchase of a run-down pub in the rural town of Wooten that he hopes to convert into a culinary sensation without the eyes of the London food press focused on him.
What Haley’s isn’t prepared for is the presence of food critic Kate Templeton (Forlani) and her father (Peter Bowles, The Bank Job), one of Wooten’s leading townsfolk. He...
Dougray Scott and Claire Forlani get cooking in Love's Kitchen.
Originally titled No Ordinary Trifle, the film revolves around renowned chef Rob Haley (Scott), who struggles to rebuild his life and career following the tragic death of his wife in a car accident. Part of his plan is his purchase of a run-down pub in the rural town of Wooten that he hopes to convert into a culinary sensation without the eyes of the London food press focused on him.
What Haley’s isn’t prepared for is the presence of food critic Kate Templeton (Forlani) and her father (Peter Bowles, The Bank Job), one of Wooten’s leading townsfolk. He...
- 4/4/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
The lovely Michelle Ryan (4.3.2.1.) is set to star in zom-com Cockneys Vs. Zombies, alongside iconic British star Harry Treadaway (Control), Honor Blackman (Bridget Jones’s Diary) and Jack Doolan (Cemetery Junction), and directed by Matthias Hoene.
Bionic Woman lead Ryan will find the ex-Eastender and co-star Harry Treadaway going eyeball to eyeball with the undead. After their attempt to rob a 350 year-old crypt it results in them accidentally unleashing an army of zombies.
Principal photography will start at east and west London locations from March 21. The screenplay is written by James Moran (Severance). Rasmus Hardiker (I Want Candy), Ashley Thomas ( 4.3.2.1.) and Alan Ford (Snatch) also join the cast.
Helmer Hoene openly revealed,
What I love about the Cockney vs. Zombies concept is that it takes two established British genres: the gangster film and the horror film and blends them together into something that is more of an action/gangster film than a straight zombie film.
Bionic Woman lead Ryan will find the ex-Eastender and co-star Harry Treadaway going eyeball to eyeball with the undead. After their attempt to rob a 350 year-old crypt it results in them accidentally unleashing an army of zombies.
Principal photography will start at east and west London locations from March 21. The screenplay is written by James Moran (Severance). Rasmus Hardiker (I Want Candy), Ashley Thomas ( 4.3.2.1.) and Alan Ford (Snatch) also join the cast.
Helmer Hoene openly revealed,
What I love about the Cockney vs. Zombies concept is that it takes two established British genres: the gangster film and the horror film and blends them together into something that is more of an action/gangster film than a straight zombie film.
- 3/17/2011
- by Nikola Mraovic
- Filmofilia
Ordinarily no one could be in three places at once. Yet last night HeyUGuys managed to bring you the sights, sounds and results of the Jameson Empire Awards 2010 and still find time to ping across town to the glamorous after-party. For your award-scrutinising pleasure we have photos from the red carpet, interviews with the attendees and reactions to the night right here on site. That’s the thing about HeyUGuys…
There’s nothing ordinary about us!
So, you’ve seen the pictures and watched the footage, now it’s time for the party. Few stars risked the soggy dash from the Grosvenor House Hotel to Soho House – perhaps concerned the rain would extinguish their shine. Those who braved the precipitation, however, were there to celebrate and a celebration is exactly what the night was. The beauty of the Jameson Empire Awards is that they are more reflective of cinemagoers taste...
There’s nothing ordinary about us!
So, you’ve seen the pictures and watched the footage, now it’s time for the party. Few stars risked the soggy dash from the Grosvenor House Hotel to Soho House – perhaps concerned the rain would extinguish their shine. Those who braved the precipitation, however, were there to celebrate and a celebration is exactly what the night was. The beauty of the Jameson Empire Awards is that they are more reflective of cinemagoers taste...
- 3/29/2010
- by Emily Breen
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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